San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-01-03
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Years was q very brilliant one.
Senator Brown. of Georgia, threatens
to resign his seat.
A branch Of the Logan fund has been
started at Charleston, ). &.
The Boston Herald pro-rstes profits
this year among the employees.
The sea-serpent writes his name See
serpent up the Hudson this winter.
The coils are lightning around the
Kansas City train wreckers.
The triple alliance is again a pOssibili-
ty, and yet how can 1t be?
France will not allow England to
monkey with her Egyptian interests.
Gosohen accepts office under Sales-
bury, but does IL under mental protest
Thermometer in Minnesota from % TO
IS degrees below zero.
Mrs. Logan received many kilograms
of coincidence on New Years day.
1t Ia reported at Savannah that Van
derbilt has bought the Georgia Central
railroad.
The BastrOp Advertiser has been maxi
ing it's weekly visits since 1858 except
for the four years Of the war.
Boiler explosion in the Empire reaper
works at Akron, Ohio, killed two and
wounded three others.
Judge Pratt, OF the supreme court,
Brooklyn, will render his decision In
the McQusde apI cal case Io-morrow.
Lord Dufferin Governor General Of
India disapproves Of the formation OF a
native volunteer corps.
Sexton, sheriff of Dublin. will execute
no orders opposed to Irish national in
terests.
The verdict In the Rev. Waldo MESA.
ros case, at Philadelphia, was-"nOt
guilty" of assaulting Mrs. Coulson.
Austria is preparing for brilliant
military review OF all her troops next
spring at BooZ, In Transylvania.
Senior Vicente Galan was installed as
Aloalde primero of Piedrss Negras on
New Years day.
Galveston suspended business on New
Years and fancy dress balls were the
order at night.
Gov. Oglesby positively declines to be
q candidate for the dead Logan's seat In
the senate.
The Paris Press does not want war
and applaud Goulat's peaceful utter
ances.
The fund for Mrs LOgan's benefit now
amounts to nearly $4,000. 1t is not a
trust fund.
Definite overtures are being made to
Gladstone by the uniOnists for re-unit-
ing of the liberal party.
A fire In one of the Madras parks de-
stroyed the lives Of $50 people. No
Europeans among them.
The New York mayor and officers
elect were Informally indicted into Of
flee on Saturday.
Mutiny of prisoners at Gallon, de-
partment of Eure, France; one prisoner
shot, several jailors injured; military
quell mutiny.
The conservatives are making over
lures to the liberal-unionists and the
liberal-uniOnIsts are making ovFrtures
to Gladstone.
The ceremonies attending the REIN
stallment Of Sullivan as lord mayor Of
Dublin were the simplest ever wit
messed.
The Mahoning Mining Valley troubles
arbitrated; miners wages advanced from
s. cents to IS cents; strike ended and
miners return to work.
Bolton, ex superintendent Of second
class mail matter. Chicago, pleads guilty
to Withholding Sl2,6O from the govern
ment.
A bursting engine on the Canadian
Pacific kills fireman aud brakeman and
carpenter, who was riding on engine.
Engineer escaped.
The Portuguese and German govern
ment have concluded convention de-
lineating their respective territories in
Africa.
Ten miners were killed Saturday
morning by the falling Of Il cage in col
liery at Houghton-Ie-Spring, in Dur
ham.
The Pittsburg retailers and small coal
pools are attempting to cooperate with
the miners for the purpose of breaking
up Pittsburg and southern coal pools.
Receivers Humphreys and Tut have
made formal release of the lines OF the
Wabash east of the Mississippi river to
Judge Cooley, the receirer recently APP
pointed by Judge Gresham.
Grevy replying to New Years dele
cation referred 10 the peaceful attitude
Of FTsnce and expressed u strong desire
for the continuance of peace among the
European family Of nations.
A new trotting association will be
formed rs a rival TO ths national as
ISOLATION, so many old timers being OPP
posed to the reelection OF Secretary
Vail.
The Dolores Land and Cattle CON-
pany have assigned. Business standing
difficult to figure out but assets are
about $4,000 over liabilities, which
reach half a million.
Mr.. Gladstone, Cardinal Manning. the
Earl Of Sealborn, the Duke of West
minister, Canon Farrar, Archbishop
Canterbury and others have signed an
appeal to the press not to publish de-
tails of divorce and criminal trials.
The business failures throughout Can
ada for the year 1886, were l.252 with IL
abilities OF $40, 1856 900, against / ,256 fail
ures In 1885, with liabilities of SS,SSl,
600. The average liabilities of each
failure in 1856 Is s. 294, as against an
average Of s., 055 in 1855.
Adjt. Gen. Dunn has issued an order
declaring that the army and navy hos.
pital at Hot Springs, Ark, will be
opened for the reception of patients JAN
uary IL, 1887. This hospital will afford
bed accommodations for eighteen off.
GERS and sixty four enlisted men, pre-
ference being given to such applicants
as may require actual hospital treat.
ment.
Statistics Of failures for the year 1886
| show q slight falling of compared with
| 1885. The number In the United States
| fe O Q2i aOainst 10g2 In 1898 q do